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422' �e Mr. Raymond said that he did not know what kind of ' work Thyng did but he would like to have him make up a few signs to see what they were like before he gave Bids on him the contract for the whole lot. Mr. Potter said that street he thought Mr. Thyng should be allowed a little more signs. money for the few signs that he is to make now due to the fact that he might have to pay more for his materials in small lots than if he were buying materials for the whole job. Mr. Clark moved that Mr. Raymond be authorized to have Mr. Thyng makeup a few signs and determine whether or not they were suitable and to make whatever arrange- ments regarding payment he could. Mr. Ross sedonded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that he had a figure from Fiske Alden for furnishing a second-hand Fordson tractor with new motor for $1200.00. He said that he would like assurance that he could go ahead on a rental basis of $200.00 per month. His idea was to pay for this out of Drain Construction and W.P.A. Labor and Materials. Tractor. He thought.that the machine would be good for a number of years. There was no recommendation on this before the Annual Town Meeting. The Chairman asked how much use he would have for the machine during the balance of the year: Mr. Raymond said that it could be used the , next two or three weeks on Independence Avenue, it could be used on Clematis, Mill and Brown Brooks and could be used on Reed Street for two or three weeks, and he thought that $600. or $700. worth of rental would be eaten up. Mr. Ross moved that the Board approve the rental of the tractor and that Mr. Raymond be authorized to come in later on with his recommendation as to its purchase, it being understood that the rental price of the machine,if the Town decided to buy it, was to be applied to the purchase price. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted. Mr. Raymond said that Mr. Ambler of Brandon Street and someone else had complained to him about the holes in Fottler Avenue and Brandon Street which they thought were caused by Town trucks working on the trunk line Damage to sewer and Mill Brook drainage, and they felt that it Pottler Ave. was up to the Town to fill in the holes. Mr. Raymond and said that he was not hereat the time this work was Brandon St. done, so could not say whbther or not the Town was responsible for the holes. Mr. Ross said that the Town did damage the street, but that there were a great many holes there before the Town went in there. Mr. Ross moved that Mr. Raymond be authorized to ' repair the damage to Fottler Avenue and Brandon Street caused by the Town. Mr. Potter seconded the motion and it was so voted.